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Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Many fine people have passed through its doors.

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I set out my views on the Seanad a long time ago. They are reflected in the programme for Government. We will proceed with that in due course, when the Bill is ready. The anniversary of the formation of the Government will fall on 9 March next. I do not have a date for the Seanad referendum. I will not attempt to give a date until I have it right. I mentioned some of the issues that...

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The point I made to Deputy Boyd Barrett was that the reduction from 95% to 35% in the debt to GDP ratio during the 1990s was not brought about by an austerity programme. It was brought about by a programme of growth. That is the fundamental issue in the action plan for jobs and business, which was produced by the Government yesterday. I was asked when the Attorney General will come back to...

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I referred to what happens every week.

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Go forward, Deputy.

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The fiscal compact is not the answer to Europe's problems.

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It was never intended to be.

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It creates a political situation whereby countries that sign on for the conditions of fiscal discipline will adhere to them. That allows the politics of Europe to focus on the extent of the firewalls that are necessary to prevent contagion and look at the question of the potential of the European markets, particularly through the impact of the Single Market. It is a €500 million market,...

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is by action and through expressions of hope and confidence that we will prove Ireland is serious about its business. As one serious investor said to me last week in the United States, Ireland must prove it is serious about its business. As leader of the Government, I expect to demonstrate in everything we do that we are serious about the nation's business. One year ago, people voted...

Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I fully appreciate the scale of investment from abroad over the past 30 years during which Ireland became both a centre for the manufacture of hardware and later a centre for the creation of software. We have a proven track record of entry into Europe. The attributes built up by this country over a long period, including our taxation system, talent pool, technology and track record, are of...

Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The total spend by my Department on photography since March 2011 is €30,629. Increasingly, my Department utilises its own staff to take photographs in-house, thereby reducing costs. The comparable cost in 2008, for example, was €83,398. However, for major events and inward State visits my Department continues to use the services of a professional photographic agency. There were a...

Departmental Expenditure (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: We have tried to reduce photography costs by having in-house photography done by staff, except in the case of formal State visits and high level opportunities.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 5, Finance Bill 2012 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn on the adjournment of Private Members' business which shall be No. 39, motion re stroke costs in Ireland, which shall take place on the conclusion of the opening speeches of...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Just for the opening slots.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: In respect of the loan credit guarantee scheme, the Minister has done quite a deal of work on the Bill itself. They have designed the model and tender for it, and an operator has been determined. I cannot give Deputy Martin an exact date as to when he will bring it in here. Maybe I will get the Minister to give a more accurate fix on this. If I give the Deputy a date, I may be wrong. I...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is not an easy situation to get right given the range of businesses that are out there and the circumstances that apply in each case. The Minister has had to start from scratch here and devise a system that will cater for this. For every €100 million that will be leveraged through this credit scheme, 1,200 businesses will be enabled to do their business. That is my assumption. When I...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The position there is being conducted by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. There will be an enterprise desk in each local authority. The funding for that will be still ring-fenced from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and that will continue for some time to see exactly how this works.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The legislation is being worked on by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. I ask Deputy Martin not to ask me when the Minister will bring it into the House; I will let the Deputy know.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: This is being drafted. Clearly, there is a deal of work to be done in respect of the fiscal responsibility Bill which would give effect to Articles in the treaty and work is under way on that Bill. It is complex enough and we will report progress to Deputy Adams as it is being completed.

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: No.